The Black Star Line Festival will be held on the island in January 2024, according to HipHop artist Chance the Rapper, who visited the US Embassy as one of several destinations on his birthday tour of Jamaica. Chance the Rapper and the ambassador recently had a meeting. A photograph of the “Blessings” rapper was posted on the US Embassy’s official social media outlets.
The multi-platinum-selling rapper recently revealed information about hosting the Black Star Liner Festival in Jamaica during an interview with Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show.
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“We’re actually thinking about hosting the next one in Kingston, Jamaica,” he noted.
In January, Ghana hosted the first-ever event, which is said to have drawn more than 52,000 visitors.
“It was very successful,” he said. Erykah Badu, Dave Chappelle, T-Pain, Jeremih, Sarkodie, Tobe Nwigwe, Asakaa Boys, and M.anifest were among the artists on the schedule.
Vic Mensa and Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line, which was established in 1919 and was run by Black people to assist connect international shipping and tourist possibilities between America, the Caribbean, and Africa, served as the inspiration for the Black Star Line Festival.
Additionally, the rapper was photographed at the popular Uptown Mondays event near the DJ booth with well-known dancehall DJ Boom Boom.
